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Time traveller
Can someone give me some guidance for taking public transport into downtown Tokyo from Hilton NRT?
I'll be arriving at NRT at 1:45pm on ANA and would like to check-in at the Hilton NRT and then take a train to Tokyo from the Keisei Narita station. How frequently does the train depart for Tokyo and what is the train fare like? What would be the last train back from Tokyo back to Keisei Narita?
Thanks.
If your stay is a very short one and you are looking to maximise time in Central Tokyo then I would strongly suggest "roughing" it a little and staying at one of the hotels within Narita such as the Mercure.
Mercure is almost next to the Kesei Narita rail station, whilst they have a courtesy bus it's quicker to just get the train into/from the airport (about 10 minutes and 250yen)
Depending on timetables you could be checked in at the Mercure and back on the platform for the train into Tokyo before the Hiton Courtesy bus arrives at the airport pick up point.
There are other options in Narita close to the rail station; Richmond hotel, Comfort hotel and the APA hotel (which gives access to a communal Japanese bath and sauna - a plus point for me). I've stayed at both the Hilton and the Mercure. Mercure (or APA) over Hilton would be an easy choice for me if I had only limited time to spend on anything other than sleeping.
For train timetables you can look at this website
http://www.hyperdia.com
There is little difference on foot between JR Narita and Keisei Narita, just use Narita as a search term when looking at timetables.